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Happy National Library Week!
Happy National Library Week!
To Celebrate National Library Week, April 7-13, and National Library Workers Day, April 9, the Board of Trustees thanks all the Patten Free Library staff for their invaluable contributions to making PFL a vital part of the communities it serves.
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Poetry Contest Winners
Poetry Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Poetry Contest! Winners will have their poems professionally printed and displayed in the Poetry Walk in Library Park from April 1-30. Thank you to everyone who entered the Poetry Contest, and congratulations again to the winners.
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Poetry Walk in Library Park
Poetry Walk in Library Park
Now in its fourth year, the Patten Free Library’s Poetry Walk will take place in the month of April in Library Park. What began as a social distancing program in 2021 has become an annual tradition looked forward to by the community and staff alike. “Each year we install about twenty poems on yard sign
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Speaker Series: Acknowledging our Past to Create a More Inclusive Future
Speaker Series: Acknowledging our Past to Create a More Inclusive Future
Bath Area Family YMCA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, in partnership with the Patten Free Library, and the Maine Speaks program of Maine Humanities Council, is bringing a series of speakers, programs and events to our community as part of our dedication to creating communities that are inclusive and socially just so that all people
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Read to a Dog
Read to a Dog
Every fourth Saturday from 1-2 p.m. Greta, a five year old goldendoodle will stop by Patten Free Library to listen to you read out loud to her. Dogs are non judgmental listeners and help foster confidence in readers who may need a little extra encouragement. Four fifteen minute slots are available each month for signup. Reluctant readers
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